Chapter 632: I'm Going West!
In fact, Xie Chen's idea of leaving the Knicks has long been there, for an NBA player, everyone wants to be like Kobe and Wade, who have been playing for a team in their careers, especially superstar players, they can't be as upside down as role players.
But Xie Chen is a completely different player from Kobe, Wade or LeBron, and since Xie Chen obtained the replication system, his basketball career path is destined to be different from others.
Xie Chen's debut is the peak, there is no growth period, he began to dominate the league in the first year, Michael Jordan won three championships in a row and felt that it was not challenging, with Xie Chen's personality, let him win three championships in a row, he may also feel tired, especially when he gets great help, he will not feel too challenging.
Xie Chen has now won two championships in a row, and it stands to reason that no one will question Xie Chen's ability, but there is still a saying that Xie Chen can win the championship because he is in the east, and now the west is strong and the east is weak, and Xie Chen obviously takes advantage of the east.
This kind of remark made Xie Chen very unhappy, and the most important thing is that he has no way to refute it, because it is a fact that the west is strong and the east is weak, and the Knicks do take advantage of this aspect, but Xie Chen does not think that if they are in the west, the Knicks will not be able to win the championship.
So, in order to prove it, Xie Chen decided to go west!
Everyone said that Xie Chen didn't dare to come to the West, and was sure that Xie Chen would be crushed by the Warriors, Thunder, Spurs, and Clippers in the West and would not be able to win the championship, so Xie Chen would go to the West, and it was the bottom team in the West, and he would go there to win a championship! Let's see if anyone will dare to question it anymore!
Since entering the alliance, Xie Chen has been responding to questions in this way.
The Los Angeles Lakers are the team that Xie Chen wants to go to the most at the moment, the first reason is that this team is very weak, last season, the Lakers only got a dozen wins, a little better than the 76ers in the East, ranked second to last in the league, ranked first in the West, and is currently recognized as one of the weakest teams in the league.
When many superstars choose to join the team, they will look at the configuration of the team, the better it is, the more helpful it is to attract superstars, but for Xie Chen, the weaker the team, the more it can attract Xie Chen, because in this way, winning the championship will make Xie Chen even more powerful.
There is another reason why Xie Chen gave up the Knicks' ready-made championship-winning lineup and chose such a difficult way to win the championship, that is, he listened to Anthony's story about James's tears, not only James, but after Xie Chen won the championship, Stephen Curry's lonely demeanor also made Xie Chen remember it vividly.
I have to admit that Xie Chen has a system, which is already unfair to other people, if Xie Chen still wants strong teammates to help him, it will be even more unfair to these people, Xie Chen can't give up the ability of the system, so he can only choose such a way to win the championship to win his respect.
There is another reason, it feels really cool for a person to be the protagonist and be worshiped by someone for seven or eighty points in a single game......
In the West, there is no weak team with star players, and there is not only one Lakers, but of course the choice of the Lakers is the charm of this team itself, this is a legendary team, this team has appeared too many great stars, Magic, O'Neal, Kobe, George McCann, Skyhook Abdul-Jabbar, Emperor Chamberlain, LOGO man Jerry West...... And he has won a total of 16 championships! Staples Arena, Los Angeles ...... This is a mecca where every player wants to play!
Coincidentally, Kobe Bryant just retired last season, and the Los Angeles Lakers just lacked superstars, and the Lakers have never lacked superstars in the past few decades, and Xie Chen can fill the void.
Moreover, there is another reason that makes sense, Xie Chen's wife, Katie, lives in Los Angeles, and moving from one home to another is a good thing.
Based on the above reasons, Xie Chen is now favored by the Los Angeles Lakers, of course, because he first entered the league and was a restricted player for the first three years, Xie Chen still has to get the consent of Phil Jackson, the greatest coach in the history of the Lakers, to go to the Lakers.
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After Japan, Xie Chen ended his trip to Asia and returned to the United States, and on the third day after returning to China, Xie Chen went to find Phil Jackson, and he wanted to tell the other party his thoughts.
Phil Jackson was very excited to get his first championship after becoming a team manager, and he was not idle throughout the offseason, busy every day, communicating with rookies, talking to other teams about trades, and he looked forward to getting more championships here in the future, so that he really became a legend in the NBA, when the head coach won 11 championships, as the president of the team, winning 10 championships is not a dream, as long as he can always have Xie Chen, among the 11 championships, Every one of them has a superstar like Jordan Kobe O'Neal, and he knows that if he wants to win a championship as president, he will have to rely on a superstar, and that's his winning formula.
The car slowly drove into Phil Jackson's house, and Phil smiled happily and said to Xie Chen: "Thank you for accompanying me all day today, I think Jenny should have prepared dinner and red wine waiting for us." β
Xie Chen didn't directly confess to Phil that he was leaving, the offseason was so long, he didn't need to be in such a hurry, but if he had the opportunity later, Xie Chen wanted to talk to Phil about this topic.
As soon as Xie Chen opened the car door and got out of the car, he saw a dignified and elegant Cheng. Mature woman, she is Phil's fiancΓ©e, the daughter of the deceased former Lakers owner Jerry Buss, Jeanie Buss, like her brother Jim Buss, is the current manager of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jeanie Buss was an out-and-out beauty when she was young, and she was also a heartthrob in the NBA circle, more popular than the current King boss daughter Agalie, and her figure was not to be said, she once took fruit photos for "Playboy", and the interesting thing is that there was once a fan who took this magazine and asked Jenny to sign her autograph, and Jenny also generously signed her name on her fruit photos.
The story of Jenny Buss and Phil Jackson is almost known in the circle.
"Nice to meet you, MVP." Jenny Bass took the initiative to greet Xie Chen.
"It's nice to meet you, you're still so beautiful." Xie Chen praised and replied, I believe that Jenny didn't know that Xie Chen wanted to go to the Lakers at this moment, otherwise she wouldn't be so calm.
During dinner, everyone chatted very happily, because they are all people in a circle, so there are a lot of common topics, Xie Chen originally wanted to leave the Knicks and go to the Lakers, today it happens that the president of the Knicks and the president of the Lakers are here, frankly speaking, it is a good time, but this kind of thing must be discussed with Phil alone first, so Xie Chen made a joke first: "Phil, you said that I will leave the Knicks in the future and switch to Jenny's Lakers, how about it?" β
Jenny Buss immediately burst out laughing excitedly: "Haha, really? That's amazing! The league of the future is yours, and your combination with the Lakers is simply perfect! β
Phil Jackson said, "If you abandon me, I think I'm going to go crazy." β
"You can come to Los Angeles." Xie Chen said.
Phil said: "Before coming to the New York Knicks, I wanted to be the president of the Lakers, but unfortunately the Buss family didn't want outsiders to get involved. β
Phil Jackson said and took a sip of alcohol, although he had a close relationship with Jenny, but the Lakers also had a Jim Buss, Jim Buss and Phil Jackson did not have a good relationship, and the infighting between Jim and Jenny also lasted for many years, and the big family was always full of these things.
Jenny seemed to see something, and suddenly said to Xie Chen, "Xie, can I talk to you alone?" β
Jenny obviously felt that Xie Chen really had the idea of going to the Lakers, and as the manager of the team, it was impossible for her not to lobby the other party.
Phil Jackson saw through this woman who had been in love for many years at a glance, and teased: "Jenny, you don't have the figure and face you used to be, don't think about sex. Thanks. β
Jenny replied, "Oh, really? But Mirana and Mikena's figure and face are okay, right? β
"That's Jim Bass's daughter, not yours." Phil Jackson and Jenny said one sentence after another.
Xie Chen had heard that the two girls Jenny was talking about were Jim Bass's two daughters, who often posted pictures on social networks, although they were young but already had a great figure, and they were sweet and likable.
Xie Chen said, "I'm sorry, Jenny, I want to talk to Phil alone." β
The two went to the Zen master's bedroom, and Phil Jackson smiled: "Jenny wants to get a superstar, she wants to go crazy, since Kobe Bryant left the Lakers, the entire Buss family hopes that the Lakers can get another such influential superstar, thinking that this can be worthy of the dead Jerry." Thanks, that was your joke, right? β
Xie Chen confessed: "I'm sorry, I really have the idea of leaving this team. β
Phil Jackson's face was shocked: "Why? New York is your home, you shouldn't want to leave here, is there a problem with Carmelo Anthony? β
Xie Chen hurriedly replied: "No, I'm very good with Cameron, and it's my own decision to leave." I want to go to the west, I want to win a championship in the west alone, so that I can prove my worth. β
Phil Jackson was very emotional, he also knew that there were many people who questioned Xie Chen's victory in the East, but he didn't expect Xie Chen to care so much about these remarks, obviously, this was not the only reason for Xie Chen to leave.
Phil Jackson said, "You know Dolan and I won't let you go, and why don't you win another championship with the Knicks and leave?" β
Xie Chen said: "I'm sorry, I can't let you understand my thoughts, I don't want to be the first person in NBA history, win countless championships and countless MVP trophies, what I pursue in the NBA is the fun of challenges, in the Knicks, this kind of challenge difficulty can no longer satisfy me, so I choose to go to the West, go to the worst team, in addition, I want to tell you one thing, if I can win the championship in my third season, I may choose to retire." β
Phil Jackson was shocked again and retired after only three seasons? Is a triple crown satisfying? At the beginning, Michael Jordan also chose to retire when he won the first three consecutive championships, but his situation was not the same as Xie Chen's.
Phil Jackson said, "No, you're so young and you love basketball so much, you won't really retire." β
Xie Chen followed up and said: "If you let me go now, I can promise you that after the Lakers win the championship, I will choose a team in the future, and I will give priority to New York." β
The Zen master was very embarrassed, this was a big problem for him, but Xie Chen had already insisted on leaving, and it was not because of salary and status problems, this problem could not be solved, even if he could stay now, Xie Chen would still choose to leave in the future.
If the Zen master lets Xie Chen go at this time, maybe he can get some benefits in the negotiations with the Lakers, or let his lover Jeanie Buss get some benefits, because the current controller of the Lakers is Jim Buss.
After Xie Chen left, Jenny came to the Zen master's room and found that the Zen master had been sitting without speaking, Jenny vaguely knew the answer, Jenny sat next to the Zen master and asked, "Honey, tell me, has Xie decided to leave New York?" β
The Zen master didn't choose to lie, and then nodded.
"Oh my God, oh my God." Jenny immediately got up excitedly and kept walking: "Why? He...... Would you choose to leave again? For a superstar, he shouldn't switch teams so often, and with New York as his home, and the big city here, the Knicks have Anthony and Porzingis, so he's got a good helper......"
"Maybe it's because there are too many helpers and it's not challenging enough that he chose to leave, right?" Phil Jackson stood up and said: "Xie is a special person, unlike any other player, he wants to go to the West, and he has a fancy on your Lakers, but don't be too happy, he won't stay in the Lakers for too long, maybe he will leave after winning a championship, or retire." β
"Retired?" Jeanie Buss looked incredulous.
Phil Jackson smiled: "That's what he told me just now, I don't know if it's true or not, but once the news spreads, the alliance will be lively." β
Jeanie Buss hurried to Los Angeles and went straight to his brother Jim Bass's house, at this time, Jim Buss happened to be on the phone with Durant, and when Jeanie Buss arrived, she hung up his phone directly.
"Hey, are you crazy? Do you know who I'm talking to? It's Kevin Durant! Our Lakers' future ace superstar! Jim Bass was very angry.
Jenny said: "Don't bother, KD won't come to the Lakers, he wants to win the championship in this year or two, so he will choose a team that is already strong, and he doesn't have the patience to accompany us to complete the rebuild." β
Jim Buss knew that what Jenny said was the truth, and the contact with Durant during this period of time also made Jim Buss understand that Durant didn't want to play for the Lakers, not because the Lakers were bad, but because the Lakers' lineup was too weak.
Jim Bass said, "Haven't you been feeling unwell lately?" I'll take care of the team's affairs myself, so you don't have to worry about it. β
Jenny said: "I think the team has to rely on me, rely on you, but you can't get Crischer." β
"Chris Shea?!" Jim Bass immediately looked shocked when he heard this, and his two lovely daughters next to him also opened their mouths in shock. (To be continued.) )